The Metallurgy of the Common Metals: Gold, Silver, Iron (and Steel), Copper, Lead, and Zinc

Abstract

THE first edition of Prof. Austin's book was published in 1907—it has now reached a fifth edition. In his preface the author states that since 1913, the date of the last edition, such radical changes and improvements have been made in the metallurgy of the common metals that the present book has been largely rewritten to bring it in accord with present-day practice. It is refreshing to come across a book which treats metallurgy as a whole and does not, as is so frequently the case, subdivide it into the so-called ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy. The practice of differentiating the metallurgy of iron and its alloys from that of the other metals has its origin, of course, in the outstanding practical importance of these materials and the scale on which they are manufactured, but there is no scientific reason for making any distinction of this kind, and indeed, there is little doubt that if there were more interchange of opinion between those engaged in the various metal industries it would be of considerable benefit to all concerned.

The Metallurgy of the Common Metals: Gold, Silver, Iron (and Steel), Copper, Lead, and Zinc.

By L. S. Austin. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xviii + 615. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, Inc. London:Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1921.) 42s. net.